Armon Sharei, 27

Cofounder, SQZ Biotech

Armon Sharei created a new technology that can deliver materials into living cells. The device, CellSqueeze, promises to be useful in drug discovery and therapeutics. To commercialize it, he founded SQZ Biotech, which is backed by $1.15 million in angel investments and another $550,000 of non-dilutive grants.